A key way that behavioral ecologists develop general theories of
animal behavior is by studying one species or a closely related
group of species--''model systems''--over a long period. This book
brings together some of the field's most respected researchers to
describe why they chose their systems, how they integrate
theoretical, conceptual, and empirical work, lessons for the
practice of the discipline, and potential avenues of future
research. Their model systems encompass a wide range of animals and
behavioral issues, from dung flies to sticklebacks, dolphins to
African wild dogs, from foraging to aggression, territoriality to
reproductive suppression.
"Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology" offers an unprecedented
''systems'' focus and revealing insights into the confluence of
personal curiosity and scientific inquiry. It will be an invaluable
text for behavioral ecology courses and a helpful overview--and a
preview of coming developments--for advanced researchers. The
twenty-five chapters are divided into four sections: insects and
arachnids, amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals.
In addition to the editor, the contributors include Geoff A.
Parker, Thomas D. Seeley, Naomi Pierce, Kern Reeve, Gerald S.
Wilkinson, Bert Holldobler and Flavio Roces, George W. Uetz,
Michael J. Ryan and Gil Rosenthal, Judy Stamps, H. Carl Gerhardt,
Barry Sinervo, Robert Warner, Manfred Milinski, David F. Westneat,
Alan C. Kamil and Alan B. Bond, Paul Sherman, Jerram L. Brown,
Anders Pape Moller, Marc Bekoff, Richard C. Connor, Joan B. Silk,
Christopher Boesch, Scott Creel, A.H. Harcourt, and Tim Caro and M.
J. Kelly."
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